The Gold Foundation is accepting applications for the 2007 Student Summer
Fellowship program. The grant award includes a $3,000 stipend for a 10
week period (schools are encouraged to supplement this amount by up to
$600).

Students may apply for either the Research Fellowship or the Service
Fellowship program.

Student Summer Research Fellowship:
The Student Summer Research Fellowship grants are modeled on NIH short-term
training grants, but are awarded for research in community health and
cultural competency issues, rather than laboratory work. The Foundation's
goal is to provide an opportunity for students to work directly with patients
and to become more compassionate, relationship-centered physicians. The
student is expected to carry-out the research under the full-time oversight
of a mentor. The research should have the potential to be on-going. A
final report is due at the conclusion of the ten weeks. The first half
of the grant funds are sent upon Foundation acceptance of the student's
proposal and receipt of a signed grant agreement from the school. The
balance is sent upon receipt of the student's final report.

Application Procedures:
Students must submit a two-three page proposal outlining the research
project, including:

discussion of how this fellowship might contribute to the applicant’s
understanding of the practice of humanistic medicine as well as the
patients’ experience with illness and the healthcare system.

The project should be pre-approved by both the student’s mentor
and the Dean's Office (Student Affairs and Medical Education Deans are
also acceptable). Supporting letters from the faculty mentor and dean
must accompany the proposal. The faculty mentor's letter should indicate
that s/he has approved the proposal, has agreed to supervise the student
for ten weeks, and will review, approve, and sign the report at the conclusion
of the project.

Sample titles from previous research fellowships:
“Prevalence of Depression in Adolescent Emergency Department,”
“Identifying the Barriers to Pediatric Vaccinations Faced by a Recently
Established Hispanic Population,” “Assessing the Service and
Educational Impact of Medical Student-Run Health Clinics.”

Please be sure to specify that you are applying for the Student Summer
Research Fellowship. Currently, the Gold Foundation accepts applications
only from students at United States schools of medicine and osteopathy.
Application must include full contact information for student and faculty
mentor.

Reporting Procedures:
A final paper describing the project is required within six weeks of the
conclusion of the summer program. Any major changes in a project must
be pre-approved by the Foundation. The final paper should include:

a restatement of the original hypothesis and objectives of the project

a description of the investigation and activities undertaken

qualitative and quantitative data gathered and its significance

resulting conclusions

evaluation of project (include tools, methods used, work to date if
part of a larger project)

discussion of how this fellowship has contributed to the students
understanding of the practice of humanistic medicine as well as the
patients’ experience with illness and the healthcare system.

mentor’s approval of final paper

Some well-conceived projects may fail or yield ambiguous results when
unexpected problems are encountered. In all cases, students should write
a clear and candid appraisal of the project and interpretations of the
data and problems encountered.

Student Summer Service Fellowships:
The Student Summer Service Fellowship is intended to provide students
an opportunity to design and implement a service project addressing a
public health need in an underserved community or population. The Foundation's
goal is to provide an opportunity for students to work directly with patients
and to become more compassionate, relationship-centered physicians.

The student is expected to work full time with a mentor on a project
that has the potential to be on-going. A final report is due at the conclusion
of the ten weeks. The first half of the grant funds are sent upon Foundation
acceptance of the student's proposal and receipt of a signed grant agreement
from the school. The balance is sent upon receipt of the student's final
report.

Application Procedures:
Students must submit a two-three page proposal outlining the project.
Original
Application

This must include,

a statement of need identifying and providing background on the public
health issue and population being addressed

a detailed implementation plan to address these needs

an evaluation component to assess impact of student’s intervention

discussion of how this fellowship might contribute to the applicant’s
understanding of the practice of humanistic medicine as well as the
patients’ experience with illness and the healthcare system.

The project should be pre-approved by both the student’s mentor
and the Dean's Office (Student Affairs and Medical Education Deans are
also acceptable). Supporting letters from the faculty mentor and dean
must accompany the proposal. The faculty mentor's letter should indicate
that s/he has approved the proposal, has agreed to supervise the student
for ten weeks, and will review, approve, and sign the report at the conclusion
of the project.

Please be sure to specify that you are applying for the Student Summer
Service Fellowship. Currently, the Gold Foundation accepts applications
only from students at United States schools of medicine and osteopathy.
Application must include full contact information for student and faculty
mentor.

Reporting Procedures:
A final paper describing the project is required within six weeks of the
conclusion of the summer program. Any major changes in a project must
be pre-approved by the Foundation. The final paper should include:

restatement of the original goals and planned intervention

description of activities undertaken, including information on number
of participants/beneficiaries

discussion of the project’s final results and its impact on
the target issue/population, including whether or not the original goals
were met

evaluation results (include tools, methods used)

discussion of how this fellowship has contributed to the students
understanding of the practice of humanistic medicine as well as the
patients’ experience with illness and the healthcare system.

mentor’s approval of final paper

Some well-conceived projects may fail or yield ambiguous results when
unexpected problems are encountered. In all cases, students should write
a clear and candid appraisal of the project and interpretations of the
data and problems encountered. A section must also be included discussing
how this fellowship has contributed to the student’s understanding
of the practice of humanistic medicine as well as the patients’
experience with illness and the healthcare system.